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Free Movies at Cineplex Community Day 2017

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Cineplex Entertainment will host a morning of free movies on Saturday, October 14th at local Cineplex theatres across BC for its 7th annual Cineplex Community Day. All proceeds from donations and select concession sales will support its national charity partner WE – a movement that brings people together and gives them the tools to change […]

Don’t Miss These 6 Events at the Vancouver Writers Festival

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The Vancouver Writers Festival is celebrating its 30th year with more than 95 events and 110 authors this month. From October 16th to October 22nd, you can catch a literary all-star lineup including Margaret Atwood (fresh off the launch of the Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale TV series), Adam Gopnik, Nicole Krauss, Mary Gaitskill, Barbara Gowdy, […]

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

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I walked through the wrought iron gate off Matthews Avenue in Shaughnessy and the sweet smell of late summer blossoms filled the air. Immaculate gardens and ambient water features circle around an accessible playground, and the west entrance to a very important home. Glen Brae Manor was built in 1910 by Scottish lumber baron William […]

October Events in Metro Vancouver

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The Metro Vancouver October event list is full of theatrical productions, markets, shows, festivals, and culture. It’s going to be a fun month of apple picking and pumpkin patches, paired with the The Granville Island Turkey Trot, Culture Days, the Vancouver International Film Festival and Halloween haunts like the Stanley Park Ghost Train and Fright […]